National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Bournemouth or Milton Keynes Dons that keep their silverware dream alive.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
Last season, AFC Bournemouth's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.AFC Bournemouth have played 23 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 13-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).
Bournemouth faced defeat in their previous match, away at Brentford (1-3). Defender Diego Rico got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.13/10. Rico won 8 of 10 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Bournemouth lost 1-3 at Brentford's place.A decent goal production from AFC Bournemouth in their home games so far, with 40 goals from 23 league matches. Bournemouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.The visitors are W8-D4-L11 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Home advantage was not enough for Milton Keynes Dons in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Rochdale, 0-3. Dean Lewington, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.33. Lewington hit two key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Fleetwood Town.Milton Keynes Dons have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 23 league away games 28 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Milton Keynes Dons have seen the ball go into their own net 34 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Bournemouth won five, Milton Keynes Dons won three and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.AFC Bournemouth missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 97 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 91 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 87 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 80 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 78 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 68 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 57 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -12 | 55 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 52 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -24 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 43 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 25 | -16 | 42 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -21 | 41 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 89 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -23 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -17 | 47 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -26 | 45 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 51 | -34 | 43 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -30 | 38 |